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Honorable Jack Ading
Minister of Finance
Personal Information

Date of Birth: September 01, 1960
Place of Birth: Ujelang Atoll
Nationality: Marshallese
Marital Status: Married
Wife: Luren Loeak
Children: 7 children





Employment History

Represent the people of Enewetak/Ujelang in the Republic of the Marshall Islands Parliament (Nitijela) and assist with the daily operation and administration of the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands as a member of Cabinet.

Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands – Majuro, MH
- Worked as an accounting technician for the senior citizen program at the Minister of Social Services (1981-1983)

Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands – Majuro, MH
- Worked as an accountant maintaining a set of accounting records for the Marshall Islands Housing Authority (1983-1987)

Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands – Majuro, MH
- Worked as an assistant to the Chief of Housing and Home Improvement and was later promoted to the post of Chief of Housing and Home Improvement in 1989 (1987-1989)

Enewetak/Ujelang Local Government – Majuro, MH
- Worked as the chief accountant and office manager in its Majuro Office (1989-1991)

Pacific Resources for Education and Learning – Honolulu, HI
- 14 years of employment with Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL). Responsible for multiple accounting areas within PREL’s business office including accounts receivable, accounts payable, cash receipts, travels, fixed assets, payroll, and producing financial reports (1994-2006)

Elected Member of the Nitijela from Enewetak/Ujelang (2007-Present)

Appointed as Minister of Finance in the new Administration of President Litokwa Tomeing (2008-Present)

Education History

Hawaii Pacific University –Honolulu, HI
-Studying accounting for three semesters with a 4.0 overall grade point average (1992-1993)

Eastern Arizona College – Thatcher, AZ
-Associate of Science degree in Business Administration (1977-1980)

Marshall Islands High School – Majuro, MH
-Diploma. Awarded the Honor Student Award (1973-1977)

Professional Memberships

Board of Directors for the Marshall Islands New Life Church

Member of the HPU Accounting Club

President of the Eastern Arizona College Micronesian Club (1979-1980)

Language

Fluent in both Marshallese and English

Special Interests and Hobbies

Fishing and Reading

Government and politics, particularly in the Marshall Islands

American culture

References

Davor Z. Pevec, Esq., Davor Z. Pevec Attorney At Law, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 (808) 599-5655

Neal Flores, Enewetak/Ujelang Local Government, Majuro, Marshall Islands 96960 (692) 625-3296

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